A Case of Diprosopus: Perinatal Counseling and Management

Diprosopus is a rare congenital malformation associated with high mortality. Here, we describe a patient with diprosopus, multiple life-threatening anomalies, and genetic mutations. Prenatal diagnosis and counseling made a beneficial impact on the family and medical providers in the care of this cas...

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Autores principales: Thornton, Kimberly M., Bennett, Timothy, Singh, Vivekanand, Mardis, Neil, Linebarger, Jennifer, Kilbride, Howard, Voos, Kristin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164124/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25254133
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/279815
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Sumario:Diprosopus is a rare congenital malformation associated with high mortality. Here, we describe a patient with diprosopus, multiple life-threatening anomalies, and genetic mutations. Prenatal diagnosis and counseling made a beneficial impact on the family and medical providers in the care of this case.

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